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Steel checks in at the YMCA
More than 330t of structural steelwork has been used for the construction of a new YMCA complex in St Helens. The project consists of two main parts: a two and …
RIBA Awards recognise steel projects
Steel buildings were well represented at the recent Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards for 2006. The Evelina Children’s Hospital in London …
Bolts get model specification
A model specification for the purchase of structural bolts has been issued by BCSA. Developed in consultation with BCSA members as well as a number of bolt …
City towers rising up with steel
The 35-storey Broadgate Tower and the adjacent 12-storey Bishopsgate Tower are beginning to rise up on the City of London’s skyline. The £292M steel-framed …
FICEP installs new processing equipment
Norwich based steelwork contractor DGT Steel & Cladding has installed its first FICEP machine for its production facility. Supplied by FICEP UK, the …
A charter for sustainability
Eight steelwork contractors have so far been successfully audited under the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter with a number of other companies …
Fire charter comes into force from October
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 for all non-domestic premises becomes fully enforceable from 1 October 2006. The legislation requires that any …
New convention centre and arena for Liverpool
Liverpool’s riverfront will be transformed once a new arena and convention centre is completed in time for the city being European City of Culture in 2008. …
Definitive guidance for high-rise construction
The BCSA has published the latest in its series of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) endorsed guides for steel erection. The new book, Erection of Multi-Storey …
September 2006 – Sustainability charts the way forward
Congratulations to the eight steelwork contractors who have become the first to be successfully audited under the BCSA’s Steel Construction Sustainability …